THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
[_December 7,1872. 
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tions to the Society and to the Benevolent Fund for Lon¬ 
don and the suburbs. 
“ Annual Subscriptions .—The Committee also recom¬ 
mended that the accounts of the Local Secretaries and the 
London Collector’s account with the Registrar for 
subscriptions received for the current year be closed at 
end of March. 
“That all subscriptions remaining unpaid after that 
date be applied for by the Registrar direct. 
“ That a copy of these resolutions be sent to each Local 
Secretary and printed in the Society’s Journal and Trans¬ 
actions. 
“ The llcrjistcr for 1873.—Messrs. Butler and Tan¬ 
ner’s estimate for printing the Register was recommended 
to the Council for acceptance. 
“ The Calendar for 1873.—Messrs. Taylor and Co.’s 
estimate for printing the Calendar was also recommended 
for acceptance.” 
The Report and recommendations of the Committee 
were adopted. 
Benevolent Fund. 
The Report of the Committee was received and adopted. 
It stated that the Secretary had received a communi¬ 
cation from the executors of Mrs. Jane Lyons, of Albert 
Terrace, Knightsbridge, stating that that lady had left a 
legacy of .£500, free of duty, to the Benevolent Fund. It 
also recommended the grant of £10 to the widow of a late 
annuitant on the Benevolent Fund. 
Lady Students. 
Mr. IIampson moved in accordance with notice— 
“ That lady students attending the classes or lectures 
are eligible to compete for the Sessional Prizes and 
Certificates, and for all prizes and scholarships given 
for proficiency in this Institution.” 
He said that when he asked the Council to admit 
ladies as students, and received a unanimous assent, he 
did not dream of any doubt arising as to whether such 
students would be entitled to compete for class prizes. 
He thought there was no doubt that lady students 
might claim this as a matter of right; but it appeared 
there was some doubt existing, as evinced by a letter 
received from Mrs. Garrett-Anderson, and in order to 
remove it he had brought forward the resolution. He 
would not weary the Council by adducing self-evident 
reasons in support of the claim of the lady students, for he 
thought a moment’s reflection would decide every one to 
vote unanimously in favour of it. The professors, as 
well as the present and prospective lady students, were 
waiting the decision of the Council of the Society, and 
to refuse them the same privileges as gentlemen, after so 
freely admitting them to the lectures, would be to de¬ 
ceive, disappoint, and use most unfairly those who were 
entitled to fair play, impartial treatment, and courtesy. 
Mr. Sciiacht said he was very happy to second the 
resolution, but he thought the latter clause must be omit¬ 
ted, as it would include the Bell Scholarship, which, as it 
included laboratory instruction, was already decided 
against by the previous vote of the Council. 
Mr. IIampson said he would confine the resolution to 
sessional prizes and certificates. 
Mr. Sandfokd said the students could already claim 
certificates by law. 
Mr. Hills said he was at the Royal Academy on the 
previous night, when he found a large number of young 
ladies and young gentlemen studying together with no 
difficulty whatever being apparent. There were many 
large establishments in London where both sexes were 
thrown together without any disadvantage. 
Mr. Betty said this was a very important question, 
and lie should like to ask the mover and seconder of the 
resolution if they had any ulterior object in view, or if 
they merely confined it to the resolution proposed. If 
so, he should have no objection to vote for it; but if it 
was meant as an encouragement to ladies to enter the 
business, he should contest it as a matter of principle 
and expediency. 
Mr. Schaciit said he would candidly state that he 
meant what was contained in the resolution and nothing- 
more. The future would take care of itself. 
Mr. Bottle called attention to the existing regulations 
as bearing on the matter. Mr. Hampson’s resolution 
proposed to throw open the door to ladies to compete for 
everything which the Council had to give away. Now, 
however, it was proposed to withdraw the Bell Scholar¬ 
ships ; and it would be found on referring to section 4 
of the Rules and Regulations for Prizes that the “ Prize 
of Books ” and “ the Pereira Medal” could only be given 
to associates or registered students of the Society. lie 
took it that ladies who were permitted to attend the lec¬ 
tures on botany and chemistry were not associates, and 
consequently were not entitled to compete for these 
prizes. He had no objection to ladies attending the 
botanical classes and receiving the prize which entitled 
them to admission to the Royal Botanical Society’s Gar¬ 
dens ; but with regard to the other prizes, much as they 
might desire to be generous to the female sex, they must 
not forget to be just towards the male. Now it must be 
remembered that ladies who entered for the chemical or 
botanical lectures would probably be able to devote a 
great deal more time to them than young men who were 
at work in the laboratory as well, and it would be hardly 
fair to the latter to put them on the same footing with a 
young lady who had nothing whatever to do but study 
the particular subject in which she wished to gain a 
prize. He had, therefore, sketched out an amendment 
which he thought would meet the case, to the effect— 
“ That lady students attending the chemical or 
botanical lectures are entitled to receive certificates 
of such attendance, but are not eligible to compete 
for the prizes now offered by this Council, and that 
it be referred to the Library, Museum and Labora¬ 
tory Committee to consider and report upon the 
expediency of offering special prizes to be competed 
for by lady students.” 
Mr. Stoddart said he would second the amendment. 
One reason in favour of altering the bye-laws was, that 
in his opinion the Herbarium prize ought to be restricted 
to those actually engaged in the business. It was im¬ 
possible for a young man in business to compete on fair 
terms with another who had the whole of his time at 
disposal. 
Mr. IIampson said he had certainly counted on Mr. 
Bottle’s support, knowing him to be both just as well as 
generous. With regard to lady students attending only 
one or two classes, and therefore being able to concen¬ 
trate their energy on the particular subjects they 
studied, it must be remembered that the same argument 
applied to gentlemen students, but no alteration of 
the rule was made to meet their case. Of course lady 
students would be ineligible to compete for prizes which 
were restricted to associates, and that he did not propose 
to deal with. He believed, however, that one lady was 
already an associate, and no doubt one or two more 
would become so. Lady students did not want spe¬ 
cial prizes, but the opportunity to compete with male 
students under precisely similar circumstances. The 
law permitted ladies to become chemists and druggists, 
and therefore, in the interests of pharmacy and com¬ 
mon sense, they ought to grant them the same privileges 
as male students. 
Mr. Sandpord thought it was a mistake to suppose 
that any lady was an associate. 
Mr. IIampson said he referred to a lady who had 
passed the Preliminary examination. 
Mr. Sandford said that was another matter. 
The President said the sessional prizes and certificates- 
were open to all students, and were not restricted to 
associates, 
Mr. Hills thought the subject required a good deal of 
consideration, and though he did not wish to be so un- 
